Cortisol Response to Experimental Pain in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Patients with Major Depression

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 498-503

  Muhtz, Christoph ^a   Rodriguez Raecke, Rea ^a   Hinkelmann, Kim ^b   Moeller Bertram, Tobias ^d   Kiefer, Falk ^c   Wiedemann, Klaus ^a   May, Arne ^a   Otte, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^d University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Back Pain; Cortisol; Depression; HPA; Pain; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LITHIUM; MIRTAZAPINE; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SALIVA;

EID: 84876172402     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01514.x     Document Type: Article

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